nature poetry

"Mindful haiku poems to help us rediscover our natural surroundings, without traveling too far from home. Some flowers are the subject of nursery rhymes and childhood games while others help us celebrate love, remember our homelands or mark the passing seasons. These mindful haiku poems invite us to explore twenty-four flower species growing close to home, from wildflower meadows to urban window boxes"--Publisher's website.

Rhyming text and illustrations depict the science and geometrical patterns of various animals, such as starfish, peacocks, diamondback snakes, and spiders.

Presents a comprehensive anthology of over one hundred poems written by American poet, Mary Oliver.

Twelve poems and photographs explore the beauty and variety of shapes and forms in nature, examining such items as an egg, the sun, and the moon.

"This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about the natural world written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poems. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create their effects" --.

A collection of poems that answer such questions as "Where do fish go in winter?" and "Why does popcorn pop?".

A collection of poems, presented in English and Spanish, in which the speakers are animals found in the Iguazu? National Park.

A collection of poems in which Francisco Alarcon revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature. Presented in English and Spanish.

Collects nature photographs from Natural Geographic photographers paired with poems from writers like Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, and Naomi Shihab Nye, including images of animals, fruit, beautiful landscapes, and the Aurora Borealis.

"This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about the natural world written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poems. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create their effects."--Provided by publisher.